After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How
the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual
Path by Jack Kornfield
Reality Check
Jack Kornfield, one of Americas most beloved teachers of meditation,
assures us that enlightenment does occur on the spiritual path but warns
that it is not the end of the road. Bringing his thoughts to a personal level,
Kornfield looks up many of the notable spiritual teachers of our times
(Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Sufi, etc.) and presents extended quotations
of their trials and epiphanies. These anecdotes are woven together with
fables and ruminations from Kornfields own decades-long experience as
a practitioner and teacher, creating an image of the spiritual life as
challenging, multidimensional, rewarding, and, yes, mundane. In the old
days in China, Zen monks were encouraged to travel for instruction under
a variety of masters. Here, Kornfield introduces us to todays ma sters, but
off their podiums, as equals. Genuine experiences of awakening, despair,
fault, serious transgression, and simple childlike joy all appear as bridges
on the way to the divine. After the Ecstasy, the Laundry is not just another
inspirational bestseller, it is a lasting record of concrete insights forged
from the fires of dedicated practice. --Brian Bruya
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This book is a real treasure. Having recently experienced a real
mountaintop experience, I was so glad to have the wonderful wisdom and
tender guidance of this book to help me through the returning to the world.
This is not just a book of opinions by a smart guy. It is a compendium of
wisdom and varied perspectives on some very important aspects of living a
spirit-led life. The author has effectively drawn on the experiences of a
diverse set of individuals with long experience in both their own lives and in
the guidance of those of us who are just beginning. This book helped me
to understand my experience and to place it in a realistic perspective and
that allowed me to retain the treasure of my experience without the sense
of loss that is usually attendant to the conclusion of an interval like this. I
highly recommend this book. It is one I turn to weekly to reread some of
the incredible wisdom and insight conveyed in a brilliant organization. This
jewel get my highest recommendation.
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